Storms heading into area
* A line of strong to severe thunderstorms is pushing southeastward ahead and along a potent cold front through northern Mississippi and Alabama. Reports of damaging wind and hail have been coming in, but recent radar trends show continued weakening. Current thoughts are that the line should persist or slightly weaken as it continues to push to the SE. Depending on how fast the line moves, a few hours of sunshine could destablize the atmosphere south of I-20 and help reintensify this line of storms. Storms associated along or directly behind the front will pose the threat for hail and damaging winds. If storms can fire ahead of the main line, they will encounter a more favorable environment for rotation and possible isolated tornadoes.* A tornado watch is in effect from mainly Highway 25 and northwestward until 5am. Noxubee and Winston counties are officially listed in the box, however its mainly the far northern portions of the counties. The SPC is hinting at a new Severe Thunderstorm Watch being issued for central Alabahma and Mississippi, however this has not happened yet...will be sure to post if that does occur. At the current moment, main threats include heavy rain and hail, with a few sporadic reports of brief gusty winds. I'll be watching radar trends and analyzing the situation throughout the night and will post accordingly!
posted by Renny Vandewege @ 2:13 AM
1 Comments:
Boy, was meteorology the hot subject this year. Weather predicting IMHO has really improved over the years. Most of the time, predictions turn out to be quite accurate. When I was 14, I was sort of the "meteorlogist" of my classmates. One in particular practically "threated to kill me" if I was not right in predicting that a blizzard was coming that would keep us out of school(this was in Queens, N.Y. in 1959). I said, John, do not worry, a nice blizzard is coming, and three of them that year did, two at nearly 17 inches and one at 10 inched of blown,dry snow.
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